social contract
noun
: an actual or hypothetical agreement among the members of an organized society or between a community and its ruler that defines and limits the rights and duties of each
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The impact of these social contracts is reflected in everything Israel has done and endured collectively since October 7.
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Micha Danzig, Orange County Register, 28 Jan. 2025
Israel’s establishment created several vital social contracts with its citizens.
—Micha Danzig, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
This kind of data is typically extracted from an individual’s activities as a part of a known or unknown social contract.
—James Felton Keith, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Such shifts would help establish what is in effect a new social contract, bringing together communities, public institutions, workers, and providers of financial and intellectual capital.
—Mariana Mazzucato, Foreign Affairs, 24 Jan. 2024
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Micha Danzig, Orange County Register, 28 Jan. 2025
Israel’s establishment created several vital social contracts with its citizens.
—Micha Danzig, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
This kind of data is typically extracted from an individual’s activities as a part of a known or unknown social contract.
—James Felton Keith, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Such shifts would help establish what is in effect a new social contract, bringing together communities, public institutions, workers, and providers of financial and intellectual capital.
—Mariana Mazzucato, Foreign Affairs, 24 Jan. 2024
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“Social contract.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20contract. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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